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Empire Builder moved to a more southerly route?

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Well, I am firmly of the belief that passenger rail advocates are not up to speed on current railroad minutia.  Here's a couple of quotes from Jim Green, president of the Montana/Wyoming Association of Rail Passengers (from the Missoulian online):<a href="http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/04/14/bnews/br41.prt">http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/04/14/bnews/br41.prt</a>Quote #1"But the idea of running passenger trains between Billings and Chicago gave Green reason for pause.  'They have about 65 coal trains going through there every day,' Green told a gathering of 30 people. 'There aren't enough tracks for passenger trains to go through efficiently.' "Hmmmmm......Either he's including the possibility of running this new train from Billings to Chicago via Gillette and Alliance, or he's overestimating the number of coal trains using the ex-NP and ex-Milwaukee lines through the Dakotas.Quote #2"Some issues need to be resolved, Green said. For example, train tracks between Missoula and Spokane feature at least 22 curves that are considered too sharp for passenger trains."What in the blazes is he talking about?  BNSF runs autoracks and Boeing plane bodies through this line all the time.  Is he refering to Evaro Hill?  Is he harking back to the days of reverberations through Lookout Pass and St. Paul Pass?
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